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Semester Exam Review - US History Since 1890

Total questions: 143

Worksheet time: 5hrs 40mins

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1.

Which of the following statements best defines Andrew Carnegie's ideas in his essay, "The Gospel of Wealth"?

a)

Frivolity is the right of those who have accumulated wealth

b)

The rich should use their wealth in a way they best see fit for a better society

c)

Charity is primarily the domain of religious organizations

d)

The "rags to riches" success story, with its promise of wealth through hard work, is possible for everyone.

2.

The Wabash case, decided by the Supreme Court in 1886, led to the passage of which law?

a)

Hepburn Act

b)

Elkins Act

c)

Comstock Law

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

3.

A group of companies that is controlled by a single group of business leaders is an example of

a)

A monopoly

b)

A trust

c)

An oligopoly

d)

Communism

4.

Abstention by government from interfering in the workings of the free market is called

a)

Laissez-faire

b)

Socialism

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Entrepreneurialism

5.

Which of the following technological developments were NOT a result of the tremendous growth of the railroad industry?

a)

Steel rails

b)

Locomotive construction

c)

Telephones

d)

Air brakes

6.

Unlike a small business, a corporation

a)

Is owned by stockholders

b)

Passes liability to stockholders

c)

Depends upon an owner or owners for its existence

d)

Is not publicly owned or traded on the stock market

7.

The control of the market by a few companies is known as

a)

A monopoly

b)

An oligopoly

c)

A trust

d)

A corporation

8.

Investment capital raised by a business through subscription is called

a)

A stock

b)

A bond

c)

A trust

d)

A corporation

9.

A debt investment in which an investor, in effect, loans money for a fixed time and amount is called

a)

A stock

b)

A bond

c)

A trust

d)

Capital investment

10.

Which of the following statements best describes the state of the American economy between 1865 and 1900?

a)

The United States experienced economy growth unsurpassed to that time in world history

b)

The United States experienced a long-term depression because of the Civil War

c)

The United States experienced a series of booms and busts that only ended because of government intervention

d)

The United States experienced mild economic growth

11.

Which of the following presidents was NOT assassinated between 1865 and 1900?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

James Garfield

c)

William McKinley

d)

Grover Cleveland

12.

Tammany Hall of the late 19th century was

a)

The location where President Garfield was assassinated, causing the end of the spoils system

b)

The headquarters of the newly formed NAACP

c)

The location that became the basis for the Plessy v. Ferguson decision

d)

A Democratic political machine that controlled New York City politics

13.

The largest source of government income until the passage of the 16th Amendment in 1913 was the

a)

Tariff

b)

Federal property tax

c)

Federal income tax

d)

Federal sales tax

14.

The Republican Party's pro-business policies during the Gilded Age did NOT include

a)

The protective tariff

b)

Promotion of the gold standard

c)

Providing land grants for railroads

d)

Encouraging racial segregation in the South

15.

Books sold widely to young boys that told stories of impoverished youngsters who, through perseverance, ambition, and strong religious belief made their way out of poverty and achieved the American dream were written by

a)

Terrence Powderly

b)

Horatio Alger

c)

Horatio Gates

d)

Grover Cleveland

16.

The significance of the Haymarket Square Incident in 1886 was that

a)

Unions won their demand for an 8-hour work day

b)

The use of Pinkerton guards as strikebreakers was outlawed

c)

It stimulated a wave of fear of anarchism and its potential connection with unionism

d)

It led to federal intervention in labor union matters

17.

The American Protective League was fanatically

a)

anti-Catholic

b)

anti-Semitic

c)

anti-immigrant

d)

A and C

18.

The WCTU attracted its greatest following among

a)

African Americans

b)

Populist farmers in the Midwest

c)

Middle-class Northern whites

d)

Recent immigrants

19.

William Jenning Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech was primarily an expression of

a)

Fundamental religious beliefs

b)

Advocacy of the free and unlimited coinage of silver

c)

Anti-imperialist convictions

d)

Opposition to the teaching of the theory of evolution in schools

20.

Which of the following would have been most likely to support the presidential campaign of William Jennings Bryan in 1896?

a)

A Kansas farmer

b)

A Chicago industrial worker

c)

A Philadelphia merchant

d)

A New York Republican party member

21.

What was the Open Door Policy?

a)

Policy proposed by the United States that would give all nations equal access to Chinese markets

b)

Policy proposed by Great Britain that would give all nations equal access to Chinese markets

c)

Policy proposed by the United States that would divide China into "spheres of influence"

d)

Policy espoused by Chinese nationals to expel foreign influence from their country

22.

Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?

a)

It gave the U.S. colonial territory in Asia

b)

It ensured that the U.S. would have access to Chinese markets

c)

It locked European nations out of Chinese markets

d)

It allowed China to invest in the U.S.

23.

American foreign policy prior to the 1870s was characterized by

a)

The U.S. seizing colonies in the Pacific and the Caribbean

b)

The U.S. abiding by a strict isolationist policy with no formal relations with foreign nations

c)

The U.S. avoiding formal alliances with European nations and attempting to keep European powers out of the Americas

d)

The U.S. using the Marines as a policy force throughout the Western hemisphere

24.

Which of the following would NOT be an argument of the Anti-Imperialist League?

a)

Imperialism caused the need for an expanded military

b)

Imperialism hurt manufacturers' ability to obtain raw materials

c)

Imperialism would encourage people from different races to enter the United States

d)

Imperial empires are too costly to maintain

25.

Commodore George Dewey was noteworthy to the Spanish-American War for

a)

Capturing Puerto Rico

b)

Sinking the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay

c)

Sinking the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor

d)

Preventing Spanish reinforcements from reaching Cuba

26.

The uprising in China in which Westerners, Christian missionaries, and Chinese Christian converts were slaughtered was known as the

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Insular cases

c)

Taiping Rebellion

d)

Sino-Japanese War

27.

Which of the following ideas would NOT be part of the Roosevelt Corollary?

a)

The US would continue limiting European influence in the Western Hemisphere

b)

The Monroe Doctrine would be expanded to include Asia as well as the Americas

c)

The US had the right to intervene in Latin-American conflicts

d)

The US could act as an international police force

28.

What label did some commentators give William Taft's policy of encourage private American investments in underdeveloped regions of the world?

a)

New Nationalism

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Missionary Diplomacy

d)

The Good Neighbor Policy

29.

As a reprisal for the attack on Columbus, New Mexico, President Wilson sent American forces into Mexico to search for

a)

Victoriano Huerta

b)

Venustiano Carranza

c)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

d)

Porfirio Diaz

30.

Extraterritoriality is...

a)

The state of foreigners being exempted from the jurisdiction of local law in China

b)

The policy proposed by the United States to allow all nations equal access to Chinese markets

c)

Japan's policy of modernization following the US's forcing the nation to trade

d)

The policy that imperialist nations must be in complete control of a territory in order for it to be claimed as a colony

31.

Which of the following muckracking journalists is NOT correctly matched with the focus of his reporting?

a)

Upton Sinclair -- abuses in the meatpacking industry

b)

Lincoln Steffens -- political corruption

c)

Frank Norris -- railroad control of state government

d)

All of the above are correct

32.

Which of the following was NOT a governor elected on a Progressive platform?

a)

Hiram Johnson of California

b)

Frank Norris of Illinois

c)

Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin

d)

Albert Cummins of Iowa

33.

What was the name of socialist Upton Sinclair's book that described the wretched work conditions, price fixing, and putrid meat in the packing industry?

a)

The Octopus

b)

The Shame of the Cities

c)

The Jungle

d)

The Meatpackers

34.

As a result of the Northern Securities Co. v. the United States Supreme Court decision

a)

Theodore Roosevelt gave up the attempt to bust trusts

b)

The Sherman Antitrust Act was declared unconstitutional

c)

The Sherman Antitrust Act was declared constitutional

d)

The proposed merger of the railroads violated the Sherman Antitrust Act

35.

Which of the following laws was NOT passed during the Roosevelt Administration?

a)

Hepburn Act

b)

Meat Inspection Act

c)

Pure Food and Drug Act

d)

Federal Reserve Act

36.

Which of the following is NOT true concerning Jim Crow laws?

a)

Blacks and whites were segregated into separate facilities, including schools, waiting rooms, accommodations, etc.

b)

The ability of blacks to vote was restricted through the use of literacy tests, poll taxes, etc.

c)

Most Progressives were opposed to segregation and fought to have the laws repealed

d)

Such laws were upheld by the Supreme Court until 1954

37.

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

Ended segregation in the United States

b)

Upheld the doctrine of "separate but equal"

c)

Allowed African Americans to serve in the armed forces

d)

Stated that "separate but equal" applied only to private businesses

38.

The first Progressive reformers appeared on the _____ level.

a)

Municipal

b)

State

c)

National

d)

None of the above

39.

Which of the following was NOT a Progressive electoral reform measure?

a)

Recall

b)

Referendum

c)

Election by district or ward

d)

Direct primary

40.

Under the Wilson administration, the executive branch of the federal government became ____.

a)

More racially integrated

b)

More racially segregated

c)

More streamlined

d)

Less reliant on the bureaucracy

41.

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution

a)

Granted suffrage rights to women

b)

Allowed the government to impose an income tax

c)

Prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors

d)

Changed how U.S. Senators were elected

42.

The term "Bolshevik" refers to

a)

A supporter of the Tsarist government in Russia

b)

A member of a revolutionary communist faction in Russia

c)

A member of the white Russian loyalist army

d)

Anyone who subscribed to communist ideology

43.

The main purpose of the Committee on Public Information (CPI) was to

a)

Inform American consumers about wartime regulations and restrictions on food, gasoline, and nylon, etc.

b)

Infiltrate behind German lines and distribute flyers to the Germans and occupied citizens urging them to undermine the war effort

c)

Report to American newspapers on the status of the war

d)

Disseminate pro-war propaganda and promote public support of the war in the United States

44.

The "spark" that started World War I was

a)

Germany's invasion of Belgium

b)

the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

the assassination of Russian Tsar Nicholas II

d)

The sinking of the Lusitania

45.

In the presidential election of 1916, the Democrats emphasized

a)

That Wilson had managed so far to keep the nation out of the European war

b)

Domestic issues strongly and almost ignored the European war as an issue

c)

A belligerent stand against German violations of American neutral rights and that a Democratic victory would lead to immediate military intervention on the Allied side

d)

that the United States should take a firm stand against both British and German violations of neutral rights and should not support trade with either nation

46.

Herbert Hoover was significant to the American effort in World War I as head of the

a)

Rationing Board

b)

Food Administration

c)

War Industries Board

d)

Navy

47.

Expressions such as "liberty cabbage" and "liberty sausage" replacing "sauerkraut" and "bratwurst" during the war were an indication of

a)

Food shortages in America

b)

American food relief to Belgium

c)

American hostile reaction to things German

d)

American patriotic fervor to increase the food supply by planting home "victory gardens"

48.

In an attempt to force Russia out of the war, what exiled Russian revolutionary did Germany send back home?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Alexander Kerensky

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Leon Trotsky

49.

Woodrow Wilson ____ the passage of the 19th Amendment.

a)

Opposed

b)

Tacitly supported

c)

Campaigned for

d)

Ignored

50.

In 1916, Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election

a)

With other fifty percent of the vote

b)

With less than fifty percent of the vote

c)

After the results were sent to the House of Representatives because no candidate won a majority of the electoral votes

d)

Wilson did not win the election of 1916

51.

The preacher of "Pan-Africanism" and founder of the UNIA was

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

J. Edgar Hoover

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Langston Hughes

52.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a consumer good first made widely available and affordable in the 1920s?

a)

Radio

b)

Electric iron

c)

Automobile

d)

Television

53.

A Christian fundamentalist is one who

a)

Believes in the fundamental inerrancy of the Bible ; believes every word of the Bible is literally true

b)

Wishes to base morality on secular, rather than religious, fundamentals

c)

Accepts the basic or fundamental truths of all the world's religions in the spirit of equality

d)

Believes in the basic or fundamental general ideas of the Bible, but not the literal truth of every statement.

54.

Which of the following celebrated trials best illustrates the cultural conflict between fundamentalism and modernism in the 1920s?

a)

The Leopold-Loeb Trial

b)

The John T. Scopes Trial

c)

The Sacco-Vanzetti Trial

d)

The Albert B. Fall Trial

55.

Which of the following is true about the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928?

a)

It created an alliance between the United States and France

b)

It was a bilateral pact for naval disarmament

c)

It was a multilateral pact condemning war

d)

It contained provisions for the enforcement of peace

56.

Which of the following women supported eugenics, contraception, and abortion as methods to limit the reproductive abilities of those she considered "unfit"?

a)

Margaret Sanger

b)

Alice Paul

c)

Zelda Fitzgerald

d)

Clara Bow

57.

The new American mass culture resulted in all of the following changes EXCEPT

a)

The boom in the motion picture and radio industries

b)

The establishment of the celebrity as a defining element in modern life

c)

The rise of automobile ownership across the country

d)

The decline in newspaper and magazine circulation

58.

Who wrote, "there can be no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, anytime"?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

A. Mitchell Palmer

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Warren G. Harding

59.

What was the goal of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

a)

To prevent war

b)

to limit military buildup

c)

to force European nations to repay their war debts

d)

To end the use of protective tariffs

60.

Teapot Dome is located in

a)

Utah

b)

Montana

c)

Alaska

d)

Wyoming

61.

In 1882, Samuel Gompers founded the

a)

Knights of Labor

b)

Congress of Industrial Organizations

c)

American Federation of Labor

d)

International Worker of the World

62.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the railroad?

a)

Creation of time zones

b)

Creation of national markets

c)

Decrease of American products sold internationally

d)

Development of oligopoly and monopoly firms

63.

During the period between 1865 and 1900, most industrial growth occurred in which regions of the United States?

a)

The South and Midwest

b)

The West and South

c)

The Northeast and Midwest

d)

The West and Midwest

64.

___ were the sinews of industrial expansion in America.

a)

Steam engines

b)

Oil pipelines

c)

Telegraph lines

d)

Railroads

65.

According to the text, the American entrepreneurial spirit is best personified by Andrew Carnegie and...

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Jay Cooke

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

John Pierpoint (J.P.) Morgan

66.

Despite the many similarities between the United States and Russia in 1865, industrialization occurred only in the U.S. on a large scale. Which of the following were the reasons for this?

a)

Strong spirit of entrepreneurialism and individualist ethos

b)

Habits of acquisitiveness of capital and embrace of the free market

c)

A tradition of democracy and the rule of law

d)

All of the above

67.

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was aimed primarily at

a)

Curbing abusive pricing and hauling prices by the nation's railroads

b)

Increasing interstate trade by forbidding states from levying tariffs

c)

Increasing interstate trade through government assistance

d)

Increasing interstate commerce by offering incentives to companies

68.

During the period between 1865 and 1900, which political party was most associated with state-based capitalism, support for internal improvements, and support of a protective tariff?

a)

Democratic party

b)

Populist party

c)

Republican party

d)

Socialist party

69.

The amount of money a worker receives, adjusted for inflation, is called

a)

Real wages

b)

Gross domestic product

c)

Capital investment

d)

A bond rating

70.

Social Darwinism was the widely-held belief that

a)

The survival of animal life was determined by natural selection and evolution

b)

The social and financial elite had been chosen by nature to rule and control the affairs of lesser men

c)

Direct and purposeful human intervention in social and economic affairs was needed in order to improve society

d)

The means of production, distribution, and exchanges should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

71.

Which author is credited with coining the term "The Gilded Age"?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Mark Twain

d)

Lincoln Stephens

72.

The Gilded Age received its nickname from the

a)

Improvement in the average American's standard of living

b)

Perceived corruption, greed, and the superficial appearance of wealth

c)

Success of mineral strikes in California and the western territories

d)

Growth of cities and their attractions

73.

Which of the following was NOT a minor political party during the Gilded Age?

a)

The Prohibition Party

b)

The Populist Party

c)

The Greenback Party

d)

The Communist Party

74.

Who won the highly contested presidential election of 1876?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Rutherford B. Hayes

c)

Samuel Tilden

d)

Benjamin Harrison

75.

Which of the following was NOT a major constituency of the Republican Party during the Gilded Age?

a)

Northern businessmen

b)

African-Americans

c)

Protestants

d)

The Ku Klux Klan

76.

The Ku Klux Klan was the de facto military arm of the

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Republican Party

c)

American Federation of Labor

d)

Anarchists

77.

Which of the following was NOT a role played by the local saloon for immigrant workers?

a)

A bank

b)

A meeting place

c)

A political-free zone

d)

A place to obtain alcohol and hot meals

78.

Anarchism is the belief

a)

That the interests of native-born citizens should be protected against those of immigrants

b)

That working people could run their own affairs without government

c)

That the means of production and the railroads should be owned by the government

d)

In the unlimited coinage of silver and gold

79.

An immigrant to the United States during the 1880s would most likely have emigrated from

a)

The British Isles

b)

Scandinavia

c)

South America

d)

Eastern Europe

80.

Beginning in 1891, most European immigrants entered the United States by way of

a)

Ellis Island

b)

New Orleans

c)

San Francisco

d)

Liberty Island

81.

The de Lome letter had the effect of

a)

Discrediting the McKinley administration

b)

Temporarily improving United States-Spanish relations

c)

Worsening United States-Spanish relations

d)

Beginning the Spanish-American War

82.

What is imperialism?

a)

The extension of a nation's power over other lands

b)

A set of ideas about human life or culture

c)

An extreme pride of devotion that people feel for their country or culture

d)

The policy of military preparedness and building of weapons

83.

Which was NOT a major reason that industrialized nations also became imperialist nations?

a)

Need for new markets to sell goods

b)

Ideology

c)

Access to raw materials

d)

Interest in Eastern culture

84.

Alfred Thayer Mahan was significant to the development of American imperialism through his writings on

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Sea power

c)

The closing of the frontier

d)

Christian missions

85.

Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to the U.S.'s involvement in the Spanish-American War?

a)

The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

b)

Jingoism

c)

The desire to free Cuba from Spanish rule

d)

The desire to build a canal through Panama

86.

Which of the following became US possessions between 1890 and 1910?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

The Philippines

c)

Hawaii

d)

All of the Above

87.

According to the Platt Amendment, the United States had the right to

a)

Intervene in Cuban affairs in cases of instability

b)

Build a naval base at Guantanamo Bay

c)

Delay independence of the Philippine Islands until they were deemed ready to be independent

d)

Build a canal through Panama

88.

In order to build the Panama Canal, the U.S. assisted in Panama's revolution against

a)

Nicaragua

b)

France

c)

Columbia

d)

Spain

89.

The most serious issue in the debate over ratification of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 was

a)

The status of the Philippines

b)

Political rights of Puerto Rico natives

c)

American commercial rights in Cuba

d)

The sum of money to be paid by Spain to the United States

90.

Following the Spanish-American War, Cuban independence was protected with the

a)

Decision in the "insular cases"

b)

Signing of the 1898 Treaty of Paris

c)

Passage of the Platt Amendment

d)

Passage of the Teller Amendment

91.

The 16th Amendment to the Constitution

a)

Allowed the federal government to collect income taxes

b)

Changed how Senators were elected

c)

Granted women suffrage

d)

Prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors

92.

The 17th Amendment to the Constitution

a)

Allowed the federal government to collect income taxes

b)

Changed how Senators were elected

c)

Granted women suffrage

d)

Prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors

93.

Of the following reforms, which was NOT advocated during the Progressive Era?

a)

Laws prohibiting racial discrimination

b)

Prosecution of trusts

c)

Use of initiative and referendum

d)

Direct election of United States Senators

94.

Woodrow Wilson won the presidency in 1912 largely because

a)

He promised to keep the United States out of a European war

b)

There was broad support for his New Freedom program

c)

He received the endorsement of Socialist Eugene V. Debs

d)

The Republican vote was split between William H. Taft and Theodore Roosevelt

95.

On the issue of racial equality, Booker T. Washington urged

a)

Immediate recognition of black civil rights

b)

Blacks to relocate to Liberia where they could obtain full civil rights immediately

c)

Accommodation, hoping whites would respond favorably to black civil rights once they had proven they were capable of citizenship

d)

Acceptance of Jim Crow laws in the South while fighting for improved facilities for blacks

96.

A key leader in the formation of the NAACP was

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Zora Neale Hurston

97.

Rather than the voice of the people, Progressive reforms looked to____ in developing public policy.

a)

Experts

b)

Financial elites

c)

Big business

d)

Conservatives in government

98.

Theodore Roosevelt was placed on the Republican presidential ticket in 1900

a)

To bolster the ticket due to the unpopularity of William McKinley

b)

To ruin his career and keep him out of power

c)

To bring the same progressive ideas to the national stage that he had been developing as governor of New York

d)

To ideologically balance the ticket

99.

Jane Addams's Hull House was established for the purpose of

a)

Treating the insane

b)

Rehabilitating drug addicts

c)

Disseminating scientific farming information

d)

Aiding the urban poor, especially immigrants

100.

The Social Gospel

a)

Brought attention to public scandal

b)

Sought to use Christian teachings to minister to the urban poor

c)

Was rejected as materialistic by Pope Leo XIII

d)

was dismissed by serious reformers as irrelevant moralization

101.

All of the following were reasons for the United States entry into WWI EXCEPT

a)

The Zimmerman Note

b)

The sinking of the Lusitania

c)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

d)

colonial expansion

102.

The Zimmerman Note urged which country to attack the United States?

a)

Cuba

b)

Mexico

c)

Germany

d)

Columbia

103.

Speaking out against the war, interfering with the sale of government bonds, or questioning the government's policies became a crime under the

a)

Sedition Act

b)

Espionage Act

c)

Article X

d)

18th Amendment to the Constitution

104.

All of the following were factors in the failure of the United States to join the League of Nations EXCEPT

a)

Fear of further involvement in foreign wars

b)

President Woodrow Wilson's illness

c)

A group of US Senators who opposed American participation on any terms

d)

The influence of the Soviet Union within the League

105.

The Wilson Administration's expansive federal actions related to the railroads, food, wages, and prices during the war became known as

a)

Wartime socialism

b)

Wartime communism

c)

War associationalism

d)

War Industries Board

106.

Which of the following was a principal method that the U.S. government used to finance the war effort?

a)

Deficit spending and printing more Federal Reserve notes

b)

Borrowing money from other countries

c)

Increasing taxes on corporations, incomes, and inheritances

d)

Cutting most forms of federal domestic spending, including education and welfare

107.

President Wilson's plan for peace following World War I was called

a)

The League of Nations

b)

The Fourteen Points

c)

Self-determination

d)

The Treaty of Versailles

108.

Who was the commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF)?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

John J. Pershing

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

109.

Which of the following was NOT an example of vigilante or local action taken against those who were not seen as fully supporting the war effort?

a)

The suppression of radical publications by the US Postal Service

b)

Slacker drives

c)

The forced deportation of IWW-affiliated miners in Bisbee, Arizona

d)

The Green Corn rebellion in Oklahoma

110.

The 18th Amendment to the Constitution

a)

Granted suffrage rights to women

b)

Allowed the government to impose an income tax

c)

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors

d)

Changed how US Senators were elected

111.

Which US President successfully campaigned on a platform of "normalcy"?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

112.

Which of the following is correct about the Five Power Treaty?

a)

It adjusted the amount of money Germany was required to pay in reparations to the Allied Powers of WWI

b)

It imposed specific limitations on the number of battleships allowed to the signatory nations

c)

It outlawed the use of submarines in warfare

d)

It confirmed the isolationist nature of the United States during the 1920s

113.

The purpose of the 19th Amendment was to

a)

Create a federal income tax

b)

Outlaw the consumption of alcohol

c)

Outlaw the sale and transport of alcohol

d)

Grant suffrage to women

114.

The Palmer Raids were a response to

a)

Organized crime developing after Prohibition

b)

Government corruption as illustrated in the Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

Fears of communism following the Russian Revolution

d)

The reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s

115.

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of Prohibition?

a)

Congress passed the Johnson-Reed Act

b)

Gangs in New York and Chicago developed criminal empires centered on the illegal importation of alcohol

c)

Speakeasies opened in cities across the nation

d)

Flappers became a symbol of defiance to the law

116.

America's postwar boom in the 1920s resulted from

a)

The rapid pace of technological advances

b)

The expansion of the automobile industry

c)

A policy of dramatic tax cuts on corporate profits, personal incomes, and inheritances

d)

All of the above

117.

All of the following were characteristics of the "flapper" except

a)

Shorter hair styles

b)

Skirts worn to the ankles

c)

Drinking and smoking

d)

Slang vocabulary

118.

Which of the following accurately describes the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s?

a)

Its activities were limited to the South

b)

It favored immigration restriction as well as white supremacy

c)

It repudiated fundamentalist Protestantism

d)

Many of its members were elected to Congress

119.

What lured many African Americans to northern cities after World War I?

a)

An abundance of factory jobs

b)

New urban culture

c)

Racial tolerance in the North

d)

Christian fundamentalism

120.

Which of the following accurately describe(s) the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

It flourished during the 1920s

b)

It was centered among blacks in the South

c)

It consisted of a period of dramatic black intellectual and artistic creativitiy

d)

It brought about significant gains in civil rights

121.

Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves

a)

Buying out raw material producers and distributors

b)

Merging with companies producing similar products

c)

Forming trusts

d)

Using new methods to increase production

122.

The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to

a)

Decrease Chinese immigration

b)

Create segregated classrooms

c)

Settle a disagreement between China and the United States

d)

Stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States

123.

Cities in the late 19th century expanded with the development of all the following EXCEPT

a)

Subways

b)

Skyscrapers

c)

Airplanes

d)

Suspension bridges

124.

What was the original purpose of tenements?

a)

to alleviate slum conditions

b)

to integrate lower-class neighborhoods

c)

to provide inner-city housing for wealthy families

d)

to provide single-family homes for working-class families

125.

Skyscrapers were made possible by the invention of

a)

Safer fire escapes

b)

larger bricks and stronger cement

c)

the elevator and a steel framework

d)

the airplane and the bicycle

126.

Individuals who attempted to expose corruption and inequality during the Progressive Era were known as

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Populists

c)

Suffragists

d)

Fundamentalists

127.

The Progressive Movement wanted to

a)

Give more political power to the public

b)

Protect big business interests

c)

Expand America's landholdings overseas

d)

Promote civil rights for African Americans

128.

Which statement describes a referendum?

a)

A petition that indicates the public's support for a vote on a bill

b)

The removal of a public official from office at the hands of the electorate

c)

An opportunity for the public to accept or reject a proposed bill

d)

The casting of votes in a confidential manner

129.

The Progressive Movement had all of the following goals, EXCEPT

a)

Protecting social welfare

b)

Promoting business monopolies

c)

Creating economic reform

d)

Fostering efficiency in the workplace

130.

Muckraker Ida Tarbell wrote about the

a)

Ruthless methods used by the Standard Oil Company in its rise to power

b)

Evils of the political machines found in large, eastern industrial cities

c)

Bribery schemes practiced by the owners of the nation's largest railroad systems

d)

Selfish motives behind the rise of the feminist movement and temperance leagues

131.

President Woodrow Wilson's progressive platform was nicknamed the

a)

New Freedom

b)

League of Nations

c)

Square Deal

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

132.

Which best describes the practice of Yellow Journalism?

a)

Exaggerating and sensationalizing events to sell papers

b)

Accurately reporting just the facts of a news story

c)

Opinion-based stories meant to support one side of an issue

d)

A balanced approach to news that is fair to all sides

133.

In 1898, the mysterious and controversial destruction of the battleship USS Maine was viewed by many in the United States as

a)

an accident with nobody to blame

b)

an act of sabotage by unhappy Americans

c)

Cause for war with Spain

d)

the beginning of yellow journalism

134.

When sugar planters, missionaries, and Marines drove Queen Liliuokalani from power, the US gained a permanent foothold in

a)

Hawaii

b)

Guam

c)

Samoa

d)

Panama

135.

What was a main goal of the Progressive Movement?

a)

To restrict overall immigration

b)

To improve working conditions

c)

To regulate interstate commerce

d)

To lower railroad shipping charges

136.

On March 25, 1911 a deadly fire killed 146 garment workers. Where did this disaster take place?

a)

Haymarket Square

b)

The Pullman Factory

c)

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

d)

Carnegie Steel's Homestead Plant

137.

John T Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

a)

Biology

b)

Evolution

c)

Creationism

d)

Fundamentalism

138.

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

a)

a women's basketball team.

b)

a population increase in Harlem in the 1920s.

c)

a program to promote Latino culture

d)

a celebration of African-American culture in literature and art

139.

F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the

a)

Harlem Renaissance.

b)

Jazz Age.

c)

Prohibition Age.

d)

Roaring Twenties.

140.

Charles Lindbergh was famous as a(n)

a)

Politician

b)

Compose

c)

Inventor

d)

Pilot

141.

The NAACP did all of the following EXCEPT

a)

fight for legislation to protect African Americans

b)

Work with anti-lynching organizations

c)

Propose that African Americans move back to Africa

d)

Publish The Crisis

142.

The "Great Migration" of 1910 - 1920 refers to the movement of

a)

Immigrants from Europe to America

b)

People from rural areas and towns to large cities

c)

African Americans from the United States to Africa

d)

African Americans from the South to Northern cities

143.

Jazz Music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Zora Neale Hurston

c)

Paul Robeson

d)

Langston Hughes